Brush-making machine.



G. S. MURDOCK.

BRUSH MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. '1, 1904.

G. S. MURDOGK. BRUSH MAKING MAGHINB. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, 1904.

Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

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BRUSH MAKING MACHINE.

APPLIoATIoN FILED JAN. v 1904.

Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

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G. S. MURDOCK.

BRUSH MAKING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 7, 1904.

944, 142. Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

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GILFORD S. MURDQCK, DETROIT, MICHIGAN'.l

:sansa-MAKING MACHINE..

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January?, 1904. Serial No. 188,023.

To all 'whom it may concern: y

Be it known that I, GILFORD S. MURDOCK,

a citizen of the United States of America,

residingat Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brush' Making Machines, of`which the following'is a s ciiication, reference being had therein 4 to t e accompanyin drawings.

This invention re ates to new and useful improvements in machines for making brushes, and has for its object to make a machine which will automatically feed the fibrous material in bunches to the staplin mechanism and at the same time make an dri'v thestaples into the brush block.

To this end the invention consists in the means for feeding the material in regular bunches to the stapling device, the means for feeding and cutting oil the wire, the mechanism for forming and driving .the staple into the brush block to secure the bunches therein and in the .peculiar construction, arrangement and combination of parts all as more fully hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhicli Y Figu machine embodying my invention, Fig. 2, is a front elevation thereof, and Fig. 3, is a plan view of the same, Fi 4, is a lan view of the ,vertically movab e die b ook and guides therefor, Fig. 5, yis a vertical central section through the die 'block'on the line v angles thereto onl the line y-g/ Fig. 5, Big.

'Y mechanism, Fig. 10, is a perspective view -showin .the finger mechanism.

1 ist e frame com rising the'legs 2 and top oilbed 3 secured t ereto in any suitable l A mannerand rovided with rearward'extenf 'sionsc or brac ets 4 formed with bearings in which thel shaft 's journaled.

6 is a bracket securedito the frame the' upper end of" which isy pivoted the bell crank lever 7' connected with a footlever 8 at one end by means ofthe rodl 9 and at its opposite end loosely en aging the hub of the movable member 10, s ined on the shaft and lj formed with atapering face adapted -to en- I point.

re 1, is a'side elevation of a brushA ver elevated to release the clutch. 13 is'a bracket secured to the bed of the machine near its forward edge and provided with vertical ways 4in ywhich the plunger 14 i'eciprocates connected by means of a link 15 to a lever 16 pivoted at its middle in a double bracket 17 and with its rearwardly extending forked end riding on a cam 18 on j the shaft 5 to move the plunger downward. An antifriction roll 19 is journaled between the forked ends of said lever and a second roll 20 is also carried by said lever coper-r .ating with an internal cam 21 formed integral with the cam 18 to return the plunger.

22 is a vertically movable die block travelling in the guide pieces 23 and 24 secured to the machine bed directly below the plungler 14, the bracket 13 being cut awayat t 25 is a lever fitting ina socket formed in the back of the die block and pivotaly mounted between the two forwardly exten Patented Dec. 21,

ga e the internal taper face of the loose pu ley 11 to form a friction clutch, a spring j 12 being provided to normally hold said leingi ears 26 of the bracket 17 and at its rear" en carrying an antifriction roll 27 coper ating with an internal cam 28 on .the shaft 5k l'for reciprocating-the die block in timed relation to the lunger.

. 29 is the ie proper made in ltwo like semi-circular halves to form a rectangular passage betweentthem for the hammer 30 carried by the plunger 14 each half of the die being longitudinall scored at 31 to receive the ribs 32 ont e hammer and also form a space to hold the wire staple before being driven, the die having a transverse .cut 33 at its lower end to receive a finger 34 over which the staples are formed, said n' ger being mounted on a' shaft'35 carrying a rock arm 36 connected by a link 37 with the rod 38 guided in a casing 39 and carrying at its rear end an antifriction `roller .coper-` ating with an internal cam 40 to reciprocate the parts. l p

41 is a rod filed awa a knife 'for cutting o faceof Awhich forms a ke the wire the round for the die. 42,

53.3"are set screws for hol ing the halves of lar block .I

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at one side to form i bracket secured to the block 47 b machine crews which in turn secure the b ock to the 48 is a rectangular bar fitting between the ribs 45 and 46 and clamped against the rib 45 by means 'of the set screws l49 said bar being cut oii' at an'angle to correspond with i together at their adjacent overlapping ends fed, a spring 55 holding the cam against the roll. 7

56 and 57 are levers pivotally connected and pivotally mounted upon the bed at their these will gri middle, the free end of the lever 56 being connected to the plate 51 and the free end of the lever 57 coperating with a cam 58 to reciprocate the plate 51'to feed the wire, a second roll 59 and cam lever 60.similar to the roll 53 and lever 54-being arranged' u on a stationary part of the feed table so t at the wire whilethe plate 51 carrying the ogs 53, 54 moves back totake a new hold on the wireV the dogs 59, 60 being released as the plate 51 move! forward to feed the wire.

61 isa' slide made in two parts 62 and 63 guided upon the bed between the gibs 64- and connected together free to lave a limited movement in relation to each other by thc screws 65 traveling in the slots 66- the part 624 being formed with a. longitudinal'.

rib 67 and connected at its, rear end with the cam 68 on the shaft 5 through they medium of the levers 69 pivotally connected to ether .at their adjacent overlapping ende an -pivoted upon the ned at the middle of each. The part 63 of said slideis grooved at its forward end for the passage of the staple and at the same time to form a guide for the rib 32 on the hammer when in its forward position at which time with the slide 61 onv one sid'e and the block 47 on the other a closed pocket will be formed for the b rush material so that when the finger 34 is retracted and the hammer descends an unobstructed assage will be presented to double up and orcethe bunch through the openI Iended spout 70 and drive the same into the 'socket in the wooden brush block and Sei-- cure it in place therein with .a staple. The spout 70 1s preferably provlded ,with two pivoted spring backed fingers 71 of any desired iconstruction* only one of which is showniin Fig. 5 to restrict the passage in starting so as to double up the bunches short in going through thus insuring more evenness in the material.

72 is a feed -hopper above the slide 61 rovided with a slitted bottom open at its i ront edge and composed of two springs 89 between which the fi on the part 63 of the slide reciprocates.

er 73 pivoted at 90 74 is a trigger pivoted vin the forward end of the finger and normally held so that theI pointed jaw will be in its closed position as shown in 'Figs.'5,' 7 and 9' by a spring 75. The spring 7 5 holds the base of. the trigger '74 against a suitable stop vformed Aby the .filler block 91 secured between the two/plates of the finger between which the trigger is pivoted.

76 is an undercut slot in the block v47 cooperating with the curved end of the finger and 77 is a fiat leaf sprin to engage the lower end o the trigger and trip the vsame to release the bunch `when in its forward osition asshown in Fig. 8 suit-A of the block 47 for the guids l32 on hammer 30.

78 is a rib on the feed table on which the finger 73 reciprocates to holdit in its eleable guides eing formed in the front edge t e forming a stop vated osition as shown in Fig.- 9, the underside o said fin er being cut away at an angle so that as 'it chears the inclined end of said rib it will Vpermit the fin er to drop with -the bunch in front ofthe slide 61.

79 isa cam on the shaft 5 acting through the medium of the levers 8O to finally move the 'part 63 of the slide forwardt-he length of the slots 66 after the part 62 has reached its extreme forward movement in order to bring the bunch in 'front of the slide and directly over the discharge opening.

f 81 is a forwardly projecting finger inter grally formed -with the part 63'and with the linger 73 adapted 'to support the bunch on each side of Yits middle so that as thel hammer 30 strikes the bunch' between said fingers 73 and 81 it will with the aid of the fingers 71 double up the bunch and force it through the spout intothe'socket ii'thebrush block.

82 is the work supporting table havingla screw threaded shankl vertically adjusta secured in the arm 83 by the nuts 84 the table being adjustable to .any angle by means of the slotted link 85 and clamping bolt 86.

- Having thus fully described the invention it is intended toroperate as follows; motion f being imparted to the shaft 5 and through the medium of the cam 58,'levers'56', 57 and plate 51 the wire is fed under the'die block where as soon as the block descends throu h .the medium of the lever 25 andA cam 28,' e

wire is cut oi and formed over the finger 34 ,125"

into a staple. The slide 61`at the same time has moved backward-v across the slotted bottomof the feed ho per and the mouth of the linger 73 has fil ed with the corn or other fibrous material. Theslide 61 'now commences its forward movement through the medium of the cam 68 and levers 69 connected to the part 62 of the slide which moves forward firstV from the position shown in dot-ted lines Fig. 7 until it abuts against the materialin the mouth of the finger 73 as shown in full lines. The material thus forms a stop and carries the part 63with it andthe whole slide 61- of the levers 16 and 25 and. cuts off, forms and drives the sta le over the bunch and into the brush bloc supported on the support 82. The bunch is doubled u in passing through the spout 7() by t e spring fingers 71.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a brush making machine the combination with the actuating mechanism and frame, of a feed hopper vmounted thereon, a two part slide mounted in guides in the frame and traveling across beneath the feed hopper, one part connected with the actuating mechanism and having a limited movement on the other part, a finger having a cut out portion ivotally mounted on the other part and ri ing on a rib on the frame to hold said finger 1n its elevated osition, a trigger pivoted in said finger ad]acent to said cut out portion to form a gripping jaw, a spring to normally hold said trigger to receive the material as it passes beneath the feed hopper, means for moving the part carrying the finger through the medium of the other part andthe bunch and separate means for moving the part carryingl said finger in advance of the other pait to allow the finger to clear the rib and drop the bunch in front of the slide, a block to receive the end of said finger, a stop to trip said trigger to release the bunch and guides formed 1n the adjacent ends of said slide and block.

2. Ina brush making machine the com-` with the actuating mechanism and having a limited lnovement on the other part, a finger pivotally carried by the other part and rid- 5 ing on a rib on the frame, a` trigger pivotscribed.

ally mounted in-,a cut out portion of said finger to form a gripping jaw, a spring to normally close said jaw to grip the material as it passes across the hopper, means moving the part carrying said finger in ad- Vance of the other part after the other part has reached its extreme forward movement to allow the finger to drop with the bunch in front of the slide and a stop on the frame to rel ase the bunch.

3. n a brush making machine, in coinbination with a receptacle for brush tuft material, a-reciprocating tuft gatherer and carrier engaging with its edge against said material, there being a notch in said edge wherein a. tuft is held during a portion of each reciprocation, means for causing the release of the tuft therefrom at its intended point of delivery, means for locating thereover a staple in position to be driven, and means for thereafter engaging the staple and tuft and forcing the same free from said staple-locating means and into the brushback, substantially as described.

4. In a brush making machiiie, coinbination with a reciprocating gatherer and carrier having two parts,-one being carried by the other and being slidable with respect thereto, driving means engaging one of said parts, and a movable member engaging the other of said parts, adapted tov cause relative movement of the two parta-substantially as described.

5. In a brush making machine, in combination, a reciprocating gat erer and carrier having two slidably con ected parts, a lever to engage one of said parts, a second lever to engage the second of said parts, a shaft, cams on said shaft whereby an irregular motion is communicated to parts in contact therewith, and levers engaging said cams with one end and said levers with the other end, substantially as described.

6. In a brush makin machine, in combination, a driver for drivin a staple with a tuft of bristles therein, an a reciprocating two part slide, a tuft gatherer carried by one )art of said-slide and adapted to gather a tu t and deposit the same under thc staple, the portion of said slide carrying the gatherer being formed as a staple-guide, substantially as described.

7. In a brush making machine, in combination, a reciprocating two part slide, having a movement relative to each other, a finger pivoted on one part of said slide and having a tuft carrying notch, oneside of the engagin portion of said notch being formed by t e body portion of said nger, a trigGer pivoted in said finger and formingthe other side of said notch, and means engaging said trigger whereby the notch is opene and closed, substantially as de- 8. In a brushlmaking machine, the combifor,-

. adapted to serve as a staple'guide, and a tuft gatherer pivotally connect'ed to said part, substantially as described. v v 9.- In a brush making machine, the combination with the hopper, of a two part reci A rocating-s'lide adapted to move transverse'y beneath the same, a'tuft atherer 1votally carried by one part of sai slide kan havin a notch and a trigger to engage the mass bristles, the other part of the slide bei-n adapted toiconne withinthe notch atu of bristles taken from the mass, means adapted to engage the other artl of said slide to cause the release of t e tuft at a predetermined point, means for placing oversaid tuft at the time of its release, a staple inV position to be driven and means for thereafter driving both the staple and the tuft into the brush-back, substantially as described."

10. In a brush makingmachine, theycombination Withthe hopper, of a bristle carrier having a notched nger arranged to move across saidhopper and remove a tuft therefrom at each reciprocation thereof, means'for causingy said. carrier to release said tuft `at theend of each stroke, means for locating a staple over saidtuft at the moment of release thereof, and vmeans for subsequently forcin .said tuft and sta le into the brush-baci, substantially as escribed. y

11. In .a brush maki nation with means for eeding 'a staple forward in position.. to be driven,;a.1rec1procat ling notched tuft gatherer and carrier adapt.-`

ed tohave 'some portion of its len h inconmachine, in combil stant engagementv against a supp y o:Ebris-`= tles and-,to select therefrom 'at each oscillation a tuft of determinedv size, Qmeans for actuatin [the gatherer and carrier to locate the tu t at its point ofintendeddeposit between the'depending portions of the staple, and a reciprocatin slide adapted to advance a portion of t e tuft gatherer and carrier to, accomplish the release of thetuft therefrom and to thereafter 'drivethe sta 1e yand tuftinto the -brush-back, substantia ly as described.

In testimon whereof I aflix my signaturev presence o two witnesses. Y v -GILFORD S. MURDOCK Witnesses:- A,

. vO'rro F, Bamm,

THOMAS G. LoNGs'rAFF. l 

